Ask HN: Is Rails really MVC?

by digamber_kamat on 3/30/2010, 9:26 AM with 2 comments

I wonder if ror is really based on MVC though they claim, otherwise I am probably ignoring something very obvious.

Refer to the Wikipedia article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model%E2%80%93view%E2%80%93controller

Look at the diagram there. In ror the views dont refer Models directly. Its done essentially through the controller isn't it ?

Check out his component diagram http://lh4.ggpht.com/Dikiwinky/RwGSHOH-OWI/AAAAAAAAAEI/4UH_4ohjC4U/Rails2.png

Here also there is no interaction between Model and Views.

From this RoR appears to be just a 3 tier architecture.

  • by spooneybarger on 3/30/2010, 11:44 AM

    No web framework is going to be classical MVC but, it can be inspired by it.

  • by Hates_ on 3/30/2010, 10:43 AM

    Controllers pass models to the view.